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• Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Your Home for Radon

  EPA News Release: Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Your Home for Radon

  • Release Date: January 2, 2025

• Biden-Harris Administration Announce $5,383,868 to Jackson Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  One Mississippi applicant selected to receive funding for 15 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announce $5,383,868 to Jackson Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA recognizes $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  Estimated direct greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from this funding are expected to be around 41,413 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) over the period from 2025 to 2050

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,845,783 of Clean Ports Investments in Mississippi as Part of Investing America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,845,783 of Clean Ports Investments in Mississippi as Part of Investing America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10,390,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Mississippi as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10,390,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Mississippi as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA invests $3B into clean ports

  EPA opens two grant competitions funding zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure and planning to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA invests $3B into clean ports

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Idaho and Other States to Receive $500,000 in EPA Funding

  EPA News Release: Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Idaho and Other States to Receive $500,000 in EPA Funding

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• Idaho School Districts receive $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleets

  EPA News Release: Idaho School Districts receive $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: May 27, 2022

• EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  More than $40,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals; Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities in the Southeast Region

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals; Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities in the Southeast Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Anonse Sesyon Ekout Piblik sou Pwojè Estrateji pou Redwi Ekspozisyon nan Plon ak Disparisyon nan Kominote Etazini yo

  EPA News Release: EPA Anonse Sesyon Ekout Piblik sou Pwojè Estrateji pou Redwi Ekspozisyon nan Plon ak Disparisyon nan Kominote Etazini yo

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022